Temporary filing means



March 24, H. MAR-N I TEMPORARY FILING MEANS Filed May 27, 192 2SheetsSheet l March 24,1931. MART|N 1,797,355

TEMPORARY FILING MEANS v Filed May 27, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 30 Tothis'end Patented Mar. 24, 1931 sm r -, U ITE HAROLD "H. MARTIN, orIfORTLAND-QOREGQN, ssmnonro RATE SERVICE Bunsen; A3 renrnnasnrr,oomrosnn or HAROLD FMAR I ,AND'THE FIR-M or DIMM-AND Q sons, 01*ronrLAnnoREeoN; AND ooMrosEn or ing and'segregating commercial and legali papers andthe like, preliminary to being permanently: filed orrecorded. l

' In every office in which there isa considerable quantity. ofcorrespondence, invoices, orders and the like to be filed, it has beenfound convenient to, first preliminarily segregate. and classify thesame before they are permanently filed. The same preliminary classifyingis desirable where a large number of, legal papers or' 7 documents aretemporarily filedj for later-recording; U Therefore, the principalobject of my invention is to provide; effective and convenient means forsuch preliminary segregation or classification, in orderthat .timejwillbe saved andtheaccuracy of the filingsystem promoted, by the institutingofaisafe and convenient auxiliary system of filing. Further, toprovide'such a preliminary filing means'that it will recommend itself tothe office help and will be voluntarily used'by. them, therebypromotingthe efficient and in telligent performance of.theirwork.

A further, object of myinvention is to provide ,ajsimple, durable,inexpensively made,"

' segregating and classifying file for the pur pose stated. I a j g I myinvention comprises abinding strip of flexible material'to which issecured a plurality: of semiflexible, elongate, separatorjstrips,fastened to the binder strip in such a manner as to overlie onetheother, and so that the front endsof the separator stripsprogressively project one below the other, and. on such projecting endsI provide identifying means, in that way to aid the segregation andclassification i of the papers,whichin practice are placed between the'said separator strips. .7 Y

posed upon the binding'strip.

The detailsiof construction ofmy file'and its modeof operation .are.hereinafter'fully described with referenceto the accompany- --ingdrawings.

- rangement of and the' perpendicular members of thefase v 'tener arethen bent over laterally as shown' .WVf'ththeelements 0f mysegregatingandQ V i i V classifying file eompos'ed and arranged asmentioned, the back of the file will lie fiat' on the'deskand' no unduestrain will be im-Q' next ia n a a snmay be folded JOHN .0. DIMM ANDWALTER n;

1 TEMPORARY FILIN MEANS Applicationf filed'May 27, 1929. SerialgNo.366,283;

I In the drawings: Fig. 1 shows aside elevation of my rem, porary fileand illustrates th'e relative an i the separator strips when as?sembled; i M g F'gs. 2, 3 and 4 showiin perspective views, respec'tively,;how each separator strip. is bound to theebindingstrip; l Fig. 5showslthe binding, strip apart from the remainder of the file; T

Fig. 6shows the details of construction of a the binding strip and theauxiliary tabs connectrng the separator strips-thereto; and,

Fig. shows a modification of the constructionof my filein which twoseparator strips are bound-to the binder strip at a time. Referring nowto the figures, my invention comprises an elongatebinding stripd ofsuitablefiexible material such-as leather or imi tations thereof, thebinding stripbeingdiedges into lateral, parallel tabs 0 and largerendtabs dof substantial width, see. Fig. 5. Similar separator strips 6of" equal lengthpof .press board or other semiflexible material, aresecuredto the binding strip a in progressive order s'o that each stripwill project beyondthe other; T

h and perpendicular pointed members k2 is then inserted; from theunderside of the binding strip and through the separator strip between,the'ends of the folded-over tabs 0? j The next separator strip e2 isthen laid on and c'ementedQto the binder strip so that the over the endoof the said strip, Figs. 2 and 3 and also cemented lto it.v Anothermetal fastener his inserted fromthe' underside and so 7 V I a.videdby-transverse slits b along its opposite bound together asillustrated i11 Fig.'1.,

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"file itwill not then be necessary for another, but

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corded,'the pages of the register in use need fieation touse fastenerelements in pairs.

Snitablenotat'ions are provided onthezfree ends of thejseparator stripsasiat m=for idens tifying each strip according'to the system ofclassification desired; V t

Outer coverings j, of leather or suitable imitations are preferablycemented, respectively, on the under side of the. separator s'tri p eand on the upperside of the last or'upper separator stripe, to provide afinished article and to protect the-heads 'of'the fastening ele- Asupplementary binding portion 3'2 isalso cemented about the end of thefile.

this construction and'arrangement I have thus provided temporary filebetween the separator stripsof which commercial or legal papersmay besegregatedor classified preliminary to being permanently filed orrecorded.

For example, if a mass of oorrespondence is to beclassifiedalphabetically, the free ends 'of'the separator strips havingbeen provided with suitable alphabetical notations, the individualpapers may be temporarily inserted between the appropriate strips asthey come into the fi ling, room or 'they'may p to accumulate to belater classified and then from" which the correspondence so. classifiedmay be transferred'to the permanent files Witlraccuraoy and dispatch.Byiusingmy I the filing clerk to gdbackand forth from one file to he mayfile all'the 'As then or if they are to'be renotbe turned back and forthin searchin'gfor th'eproper place for each oneof a number of documents.

Referring now to Fig. 7I have shown-a modification of my invention inwhich I have foundit convenient to bind two separator strips 63 and-eaat a timeto a:binder'strip a si-mi'lar'to tliebinder strip 0 except thatthe tabs '0 are equal in widthitotwo of the-tabs 0 previously'described, thus strengthening :the binding of the separator strips;Thefirst separator strip 'efis bound tothebinder strip w; the same asbefore, but the successiveseparator strips 63, 64: are bound in groupsoftwo. Tlregseparator strip 64: beingshorter than: the

strip 63, so that the end'of thelatter will pro ject beyond the formerin order torprovid'e visible spaces for suitable notations. 7 I

' v I have also found it desirable in'this modother respects this formof my file is the same and its use isidentical-with the other form. of

my invention:

be allowed rality of relatively narrow tabs, a plurality ofsemi-flexible elongate separator strips of substantiallyfilesserwidththan said binding strip, the said. litted lateral projections of thetabs being foldedrover. the: lateral edges of the separator strips atthe inner; ends of 1 the latter and cemented thereto respectively,

auxiliary fastening means securing the inner ends of said separatorstrips respectively to the-binding strip, said fastening means. locatedin alinement with the tabs'of the bind; ing strip, whereby the saidseparator strips are arranged to overlie one the. other and so that thefront ends thereof are successively projected one below the otherandidentifying. means provided on. said projecting ends of the separatorstrips. I

i 2. In a temporary segregating.- and classifying file, an elongatebinding strip of flexiblematerial, the lateral edges thereofbeingdivided by transverse slits into a major tab and apluralityof relativelynarrow auxlliary tabs, a plurality of semi-flexible elongate separator.strips of substantially lesser width thanv said binding. strip, the saidma or tabs of the binding strip beingfolded over the lateral edges ofthe bottom. separator. strip and cemented thereto, and the saidauxiliary tabs of. the binding strip. beingfastened in like mannertolthe remaining separator strips respectively, auxiliary fasteningmeans securing the innerends. of said separator. strips respectivelytothe-binding strip, saidlfastening meanslocated in alinementwith thetabs material, thelateral edgeslthereof being divided by transverseslits into a plurality of relatively narrowtabs, aplurality ofsemiflexible elongate separatorstrips ofsubsta'n- 'tiallylesser .Widththan said binding.strip,the said slitted lateral projections of the tabsbeing folded overathe lateral edgesof .the separator strips at' theinner ends =of-.the latter and cemented :theretorespectively and auxiliary fastening means securin g the inner. ends of said separatorstripsrespectively to the :bindingstrip, said fastening means located inalineinentwith the tabs of thebinding strip.

4. In a temporary segregating and' clas sifying file,an elongate bindingstrip of flexible mat'erial, the :lateral edges thereof beingrlividedby'transverse'slitsinto a pluraL ity ofrelatively narrow tabs, aplurality of semi-flexible elongate separator strips of substantiallylesser-width than said binding strip, the said slittedlateralprojections of the tabs being folded over the lateral edges oftheseparator strips at the inner endsof the latter and cemented theretorespectively and fasteners inserted through the under side of saidbinding strip, in alinement with the said tabs thereof, and the saidseparator strips respectively at the inner ends of the latter. I I

In a temporary segregating and classifying file, an elongate bindingstrip of flexible material, the lateral edges thereof being divided bytransverse slits into a pluralityofrelatively narrow tabs, a pluralityof semi- ,flexible elongateseparator strips of substan tially lesserwidth than said binding strip, the said slitted lateral projections ofthe tabs being folded over thelateral edges-- of the separator strips atthe innerends of the lat ter and cemented thereto respectively, pliablefasteners inserted through theunder side of said binding strip, inalinement with the said tabs thereof, and the said separator stripsrespectivelyat the inner ends of the latter.

6. In a temporary segregating and classifying file, an elongate bindingstrip of flexible ,material, the lateral edges thereof being divided bytransverse slits into a plural I 1 ity of relatively narrowtabs, aplurality of semiflexible elongate separator strips of substantiallylesser width than said binding strip, the said slitted lateralprojections of the tabs being folded over the lateral edges of theseparator strips at theinner ends of the latter and cemented theretorespectively and pliable fasteners consisting of a cross-head andperpendicular pointed member, the latter front ends thereof aresuccessively projected one below the other. f, c. e

8. A temporary segregating and classifying-file comprising an elongatebinding strip of flexible material, a plurality of semi-flexi-- bleelongate separatorfstrips secured to the said binding strip in pairs,the strips of each pair being of unequal length and arranged so 7 thatthe'longer strip underlies and its front end projects beyond the frontend ofhthe shorterstrip, the pairs of separator strips being-arranged onthe bindingstrip so as to,

overlie one on the other, so that the front' ends of. each pair are.successively projected beyond the ends of the other pairs.

9. A temporary segregating and classifying filecomprising an elongatebinding strip of fiexiblemateriaha plurality of semi-flexible elongateseparator strips secured to the loo inserted through the under side ofsaid binding strip, in alinement with the said tabs thereof, and thesaid separator strips respectively at the inner ends of the latter andsaid pointed member bent over on the upper side 7 of the separator stripthrough which inserted.

7. A temporary segregating and classifying file comprising an elongatebinding strip of vflexible material, the lateral edges thereof beingdivided by transverse slits into a plurality of relativelynarrow'tabs, aplurality of semi-flexibleelongate separator strips of substantiallylesser width than said binding strip, the said slitted lateralprojections of the tabsbeing folded over the lateral edges of theseparator strips at the inner ends of the latter and" cemented. theretorespectively, pliable fasteners consistingof a cross-head andperpendicular pointed member, the latter inserted through the'under sideof said binding strip, in alinement with the said tabs thereof, andthe'said'separator strips respectively at the inner ends of the latterand said pointed member bent over on the upper side of the separatorstrip through which inserted,

whereby the said separator strips are ar-.

l rangedto overlie one the other and so that the I

